Rubbish-strewn house overtaken by mould asks $1.2 million

A horrific mould infestation is hiding between the walls of a suburban UK house. 

From the outside, the four-bedroom home looks like any other detached house in the English seaside town of Bournemouth.

But inside, it is a very different story. 

Black mould is sprouting on nearly every wall and ceiling. In some rooms, the mould is so thick it looks like the walls have been smeared with paint. 

The fungus has caked itself onto the furniture, from upholstered chairs to a sodden double mattress. 

Most of the ceilings have caved in, leaving rockwool insulation spilling through the cracked plaster.

All of the rooms are strewn with rubbish. Plastic bags and tissue boxes are scattered in the kitchen, while shampoo bottles and a lone shovel have been tossed on a bed. 

Despite the condition, the house is on the market for £600,000 ($1.23 million). 

It is described in the listing as a “spacious four-bedroom detached family home in need of complete refurbishment”.

No reference to mould appears in the listing. 

However, the advertisement warns both the kitchen and bathroom require replacement. 

“The home is offered for sale with no onward chain and presents an excellent opportunity for modernisation, making it an ideal choice for investors, developers or families,” the listing reads. 

According to the UK property listing platform Rightmove, the average sold price for a detached house in Bournemouth is £524,964.

The house is located in an affluent pocket of town close to a large park and golf course. 

It is about a five-minute drive from the beach.